McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
Sharpen your global perspective through one of McIntire’s world-class study-abroad programs. Opportunities include immersive, short-term programs taught by McIntire faculty or semesterlong programs at top business schools around the world. Consider a Global Commerce Immersion (GCI) course during January term or spring break, touring the financial capitals of Asia or working on a consulting project in Latin America. Or pursue a transformative semester abroad at one of the very best universities in Asia, Europe, Oceania, or Latin America. McIntire opens many doors for exploring a profoundly global business education.
At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, McIntire students have opportunities to enrich their understanding of global business through local experiences. Discover industry challenges unique to a region and explore different perspectives of global markets by joining people in the very places where they are impacting international enterprise.
Third-year and fourth-year students are encouraged to augment their UVA educational experience by continuing their business studies with one of McIntire's international partner schools in Latin America, Europe, Asia, or Oceania.
Designed with study-abroad components during the winter or spring, GCI courses delve into a developing selection of topic-specific areas of study with particular relevance to the region of the world you'll visit.
All students of McIntire’s M.S. in Commerce Program take part in the requisite Global Immersion Experience (GIE). Choosing from an evolving selection of faculty-led overseas courses, you'll travel overseas with a cohort of classmates on an intensive three-week schedule of academic, company, and cultural visits.
Students of the M.S. in MIT Program can choose to apply their IT knowledge and grow their intercultural project management competencies in a real-world consulting setting. In this weeklong retrospective, students apply collaborate with wine producers in Mendoza, Argentina.
Students experience a transformative journey as they live and learn with a diverse cohort and complete a three-part curriculum at University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and ESMT Berlin, while completing a Social Impact Project with a global organization.